Liverpool signed Skrtel for £6.4m from Zenit Saint-Petersburg in January 2008 and the central defender has made 320 appearances for the club.

He signed a new three-year contract last summer but has fallen out of favour under manager Jurgen Klopp, starting just four games since the New Year, with Klopp opting to partner Kolo Toure with Dejan Lovren in the absence of Mamadou Sakho.